Pat Knight signs Nikko Acosta

[coachacola]

Nikko Acosta is 6-9 from Florida Gulf Coast CC.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Nikko-Acosta-118459

[becktobigs]

From Connecticut, on to prep school, then to FAMU and later JC.  Hope we have him for 2 years.

From his prep school days:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaT9vxLnSb4

[becktobigs]

Injuries apparently caused him to land at FAMU:  http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/876/Acosta-Finally-Lands-Division-I-Scholarship.php

[shorttexas1]

Dude ball on those 6'3" high schoolers!

[Reddykilowatt]

For what it's worth...PK told me this kid is better than anything we have now?????

[LamarTech]

So how many (if any) scholarships are left?

[ForeverADog]

None currently. But if players transfer and he cuts some it will open more. I expect at least 2 players gone.

[time2time]

Roster lists him at 6'8" and 227lbs.  He averaged 6.5 pts and 4.5 rebounds and lead the team in blocked shots.

He's number 3 in the team photo; he looks the part.

http://www.gcathletics.com/AthleticTeams/MensBasketball/MbbRoster.html

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="ABSENT!" post="1004847" timestamp="1304352926"]
Dude ball on those 6'3" high schoolers!
[/quote] ;D :D I want to see him against other bigs. I'm not impressed yet!

[badndn]

[quote name="time2time" post="1005020" timestamp="1304383961"]
Roster lists him at 6'8" and 227lbs.  He averaged 6.5 pts and 4.5 rebounds and lead the team in blocked shots.

He's number 3 in the team photo; he looks the part.

http://www.gcathletics.com/AthleticTeams/MensBasketball/MbbRoster.html
[/quote]
Notice the roster also says #20 is 6'8" and it is clear Acosta is a couple inches taller than him, so who knows?? The big question is, is he better than Keyser?

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="badndn" post="1005175" timestamp="1304432047"]
[quote author=time2time link=topic=83854.msg1005020#msg1005020 date=1304383961]
Roster lists him at 6'8" and 227lbs.  He averaged 6.5 pts and 4.5 rebounds and lead the team in blocked shots.

He's number 3 in the team photo; he looks the part.

http://www.gcathletics.com/AthleticTeams/MensBasketball/MbbRoster.html
[/quote]
Notice the roster also says #20 is 6'8" and it is clear Acosta is a couple inches taller than him, so who knows?? The big question is, is he better than Keyser?
[/quote]Right now, I guess you just looking for some bigs...........period!

[coachacola]

6-7 Brazier and 6-8 Brown are on the roster for sure next year. I think 6-11 Osas and 6-7 Harris will not back next year so they do need a few more big guys, even if they aren't great players.

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="coachacola" post="1005244" timestamp="1304440256"]
6-7 Brazier and 6-8 Brown are on the roster for sure next year. I think 6-11 Osas and 6-7 Harris will not back next year so they do need a few more big guys, even if they aren't great players.
[/quote]You can't train height ;D

[shorttexas1]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1005260" timestamp="1304442991"]
[quote author=coachacola link=topic=83854.msg1005244#msg1005244 date=1304440256]
6-7 Brazier and 6-8 Brown are on the roster for sure next year. I think 6-11 Osas and 6-7 Harris will not back next year so they do need a few more big guys, even if they aren't great players.
[/quote]You can't train height ;D
[/quote]

but sometgimes height is un-trained.... Can you say Shagari Alleyne?!?!?!?!?!

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="ABSENT!" post="1005895" timestamp="1304597355"]
[quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=83854.msg1005260#msg1005260 date=1304442991]
[quote author=coachacola link=topic=83854.msg1005244#msg1005244 date=1304440256]
6-7 Brazier and 6-8 Brown are on the roster for sure next year. I think 6-11 Osas and 6-7 Harris will not back next year so they do need a few more big guys, even if they aren't great players.
[/quote]You can't train height ;D
[/quote]

but sometgimes height is un-trained.... Can you say Shagari Alleyne?!?!?!?!?!
[/quote]yEP, and the sad part is that most of the bigs I read about or see  are not that skilled. I saw a 7'5"  kid (high school) last week. The ball went right through his hands on one play. But he can dunk ;D

[mffl]

Osas is a playmaker on defense. I think if he polishes up his game some he could be a player. He made a lot of plays that he couldn't finish, but give him a couple more years and he'll be fine.

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="mffl" post="1007926" timestamp="1304950739"]
Osas is a playmaker on defense. I think if he polishes up his game some he could be a player. He made a lot of plays that he couldn't finish, but give him a couple more years and he'll be fine.
[/quote]And he's in college?

[badndn]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1007928" timestamp="1304950943"]
[quote author=mffl link=topic=83854.msg1007926#msg1007926 date=1304950739]
Osas is a playmaker on defense. I think if he polishes up his game some he could be a player. He made a lot of plays that he couldn't finish, but give him a couple more years and he'll be fine.
[/quote]And he's in college?
[/quote]
Yep...Again you can't train height and he has it at 6'11". He will never be an offensive threat, but he could and probably will be an excellent shot blocker and low post defender. He has already shown great strides in that area since he got on campus two years ago.

[mffl]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1007928" timestamp="1304950943"]
[quote author=mffl link=topic=83854.msg1007926#msg1007926 date=1304950739]
Osas is a playmaker on defense. I think if he polishes up his game some he could be a player. He made a lot of plays that he couldn't finish, but give him a couple more years and he'll be fine.
[/quote]And he's in college?
[/quote]

He was a RS freshmen this past season and he showed me a hell of a lot more than Coy Custer did his freshmen RS season.

[badndn]

[quote name="mffl" post="1008382" timestamp="1305044080"]
[quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=83854.msg1007928#msg1007928 date=1304950943]
[quote author=mffl link=topic=83854.msg1007926#msg1007926 date=1304950739]
Osas is a playmaker on defense. I think if he polishes up his game some he could be a player. He made a lot of plays that he couldn't finish, but give him a couple more years and he'll be fine.
[/quote]And he's in college?
[/quote]

He was a RS freshmen this past season and he showed me a heck of a lot more than Coy Custer did his freshmen RS season.
[/quote]
Agreed!
Coy never really improved his game. He was a horrible defender and bad with the ball. He could shoot, but it was just too hard to get him the ball.
Osas impressed me when his minutes improved late in the season with his deffense.